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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -2.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 104-97 loser as they battled the Timberwolves at home. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 201 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Trail Blazers were a 118-115 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Pistons. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (233) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 12-23 SU,18-17 ATS
Portland is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 7-30 SU,14-23 ATS
New Orleans is 3-21 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games
New Orleans is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Dallas Thursday, January 9
New Orleans at Philadelphia Friday, January 10